Ginny walked down the steep staircase to the Great Hall to find Harry and
Ron sitting by themselves at the end of the table. Ron's head was lowered
and Harry was leaning back in his chair, periodically glancing at Alexis
sitting with some Ravenclaws. Ginny could here Ron mumble about Ginny's
past behavior.
"I can't believe she would do something like that."
"Alexis is so beautiful." Was the only response Harry gave Ron.
Ginny walked over to where her friend was sitting and took a seat next to her.
"Boy hunting, are we?" Ginny asked as she leaned against the table and placed her elbows on the edge of the tabletop.
"Just having fun, Gins. Just having fun." Alexis said as she smiled at a crowd of Hufflepuffs and began her 'rolling finger' trick.
"You're going to get in trouble for that some day." Ginny sighed as she cocked her eyebrows.
"How?" Alexis asked indignantly.
"Because one day you're going to attract someone who's taken." Ginny said matter-of-factly.
"Like you did with Draco?" Alexis smiled at her friend's grin.
"In his case, it doesn't count. Pansy is a public service." Ginny scowled as Pansy walked in followed by her inner posse.
"Public isn't broad enough." Alexis muttered as Pansy approached them.
"Well, girls. How are we doing today?" Pansy asked in an annoying tone. She flipped her hair back and smiled revealing her nasty yellow teeth.
"My dear," Ginny began. "In a while we'll need sunglasses to stare at those disgustingly yellow chompers you got there."
As Pansy ran off Alexis yelled after her, "1-800-99-Jenny!"
"Either that or Slim Fast." Valerie said as she joined her laughing friends. "So, what are you guys doing today?" She asked as she crossed her legs and leaned her elbow on top the table.
"I'll pretend you didn't just call us the lower half of the human race and assume you meant painting the wall for the dance?" Alexis said as she filed her nails with the nail file she conjured up and stared at them as she withdrew her hand.
"Something like that." Valerie sighed as she nudged her sister in the ribs playfully.
"Can I invite Draco?" Ginny asked.
"As long as I can invite Seamus." Alexis smirked at her scowling little sister.
"Gins," Valerie began.
"Val?"
"I think I shall join you today in your quest for a painted wall." Valerie smiled at Alexis and walked off to where Seamus was sitting.
"She's going to get you someday, Lexi." Ginny smirked.
"Only in so many years, Gins." Alexis replied. "Only in so many years."
Ginny climbed down the ladder and examined her work. She had finished her part of the sky and forest top and was working on hills, brush, and a moon. She scratched her head pulled her auburn locks out of her ponytail. As she removed her gloves, a light flashed before her and an owl flew up and dropped a letter in her lap. She looked at it curiously and noticed that no one else had realized an owl had flown in.
She opened the envelope and found a letter reading,
Ginny, I'm so sorry I haven't been in touch with you lately. I really tried, but I was detained and all with the matters of family business. I heard about Malfoy and I'm sorry about your mum. I hope all else is well and I wanted to tell you that I will be arriving to seek out your company in private. Don't tell anyone else about this, I want my arrival to be a secret. Meet me outside the Leaky Cauldron the day after tomorrow at eight p.m. I promise I'll be there no later than eight-o-five.
Stay well, Sirius*~*
Ginny gasped at the letter and hid it in her overall's pocket. She looked around and ran to her room to make sure she could handle her excitement. Sirius had always been a close friend to her, although everyone thought he was a better friend with Harry. It proved to be false when in her fourth year; he found her crying outside and befriended her while in his Animagi. She could remember him stalking up to her and changing into his regular form. His voice was gentle and calm and he was friendly and kind. After that he had always kept in touch, and soon he became her Hogwarts father. He never really came to visit Harry much, only Ginny.
"I wonder what I'll do." She whispered.
The next day went by in a flash and so did the following morning and afternoon. Soon it was time for Ginny to go and meet Sirius and find out why he had contacted her after so long. She filed out of the Astronomy class crowd and made her way to the dormitory. She threw her stuff on her bed and found her black leather jacket sitting in the back of her closet on a hanger.
"Poor neglected little thing needs to go for a ride." Ginny remembered when she had accepted that ride from a Ravenclaw on his motorcycle; it had made Ron really angry to the point where it looked like he might have had an internal hemorrhage.
She threw on her leather jacket and slipped on some combat boot sand tucked them under the cuffs of her jeans. She then closed up the jacket over her short sleeved white shirt and decided to borrow a helping hand, or broom.
"Draco!" Ginny yelled as she knocked on the Common Room entrance. "Draco it's me, Ginny! Open up! I need your help!"
"Hello there, precious." He smiled as he opened the door.
"Can you give me a ride to the Three Broomsticks?" She asked as she put her hands on her hips and cocked her head a little.
"Why? You don't work on Thursdays." Draco looked confused at the request.
"Please?" Ginny asked, as her eyes got wider.
"Alright, alright. Hold your broomsticks; let me go get one of mine." He smiled as she raised one of her eyebrows in annoyance.
"Ready?" He asked as he walked out with his Firebolt.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Ginny smiled as they both walked outside. "And I just hop on like this," Ginny said as she mounted the broom behind Draco.
"And you have to hold on real tight." Draco smiled as she hugged him and held on to his chest. As they took flight an excited feeling soared throughout Ginny's body. The night sky was clear and dark as the small white stars glowed in happiness against the veil of black. It id not take them long to touch down in front of the Three Broomsticks.
"Are you going to need a ride back?" Draco asked as Ginny jumped off the levitating broom.
"Probably not." Ginny smiled as Draco took off with a wave. She turned around and made her way from the Three Broomsticks (she chose that place so Draco wouldn't get suspicious) to the Leaky Cauldron.
As she stood outside, a gust of wind blew by and blew her hair in her face. As she turned trying to push it behind her ears, she saw a black figure against the fence of the alleyway. It began to walk towards her and once it was in the light, Ginny was staring into the face of Sirius Black.
"Hey, Ginny." He smiled. His eyes were as gentle as they had always been; only more tired looking.
"Hi, Sirius." She said. She smiled as they hugged and began to walk the streets of Hogsmeade.
"So what have you been doing, my social butterfly?" Sirius asked as a group of kids ran by them in the opposite direction, screaming something about a new brand of brooms. (Interesting conversation, huh?)
"Oh, nothing really." Ginny replied.
"Oh, Ginny, don't exaggerate like that." Sirius drawled sarcastically as he wrapped his arm around her neck.
"Well, what did you expect me to say?" Ginny asked with a smile.
"Well," Then he changed his tone to a very feminine one. "Let me see, um, I started dating Draco Malfoy," (Let's be glad he's imitating Ginny.) "Ooo, and I got into detention, I scared everyone with my rambunctious behavior and I painted the wall for the ball." He ended with his hand slightly bent in the air as if he were (a richer and prettier) Pansy Parkinson.
"If you knew all that why'd you ask me?" Ginny asked as she nudged him in the ribs and smiled at him as he smiled back.
"To make sure I didn't miss anything too important." Sirius replied as turned up the collar of his coat. "You sure your not cold?" He added as he rubbed his arms.
"Positive, I didn't keep this jacket for nothing." Ginny responded as she patted the jacket as if to tell it 'nice job'.
"What about for kicks?" Sirius smiled as she raised her shoulders in consideration.
"Maybe. What about memories? Or even to scare everyone again." Ginny smiled as Sirius made a fake serious face. (Hey look! I made a corny joke!)
"Have you ever met my friend Alexis?" Ginny asked as she looked up at his figure.
"No, I've heard of her though." Sirius looked down at Ginny.
"She's kind of like you. Imperfect life. Her mom's dead. And her dad, well, her dad isn't the best." Ginny sighed as they took a seat on a bench outside of a sweets shop.
"I can't believe she would do something like that."
"Alexis is so beautiful." Was the only response Harry gave Ron.
Ginny walked over to where her friend was sitting and took a seat next to her.
"Boy hunting, are we?" Ginny asked as she leaned against the table and placed her elbows on the edge of the tabletop.
"Just having fun, Gins. Just having fun." Alexis said as she smiled at a crowd of Hufflepuffs and began her 'rolling finger' trick.
"You're going to get in trouble for that some day." Ginny sighed as she cocked her eyebrows.
"How?" Alexis asked indignantly.
"Because one day you're going to attract someone who's taken." Ginny said matter-of-factly.
"Like you did with Draco?" Alexis smiled at her friend's grin.
"In his case, it doesn't count. Pansy is a public service." Ginny scowled as Pansy walked in followed by her inner posse.
"Public isn't broad enough." Alexis muttered as Pansy approached them.
"Well, girls. How are we doing today?" Pansy asked in an annoying tone. She flipped her hair back and smiled revealing her nasty yellow teeth.
"My dear," Ginny began. "In a while we'll need sunglasses to stare at those disgustingly yellow chompers you got there."
As Pansy ran off Alexis yelled after her, "1-800-99-Jenny!"
"Either that or Slim Fast." Valerie said as she joined her laughing friends. "So, what are you guys doing today?" She asked as she crossed her legs and leaned her elbow on top the table.
"I'll pretend you didn't just call us the lower half of the human race and assume you meant painting the wall for the dance?" Alexis said as she filed her nails with the nail file she conjured up and stared at them as she withdrew her hand.
"Something like that." Valerie sighed as she nudged her sister in the ribs playfully.
"Can I invite Draco?" Ginny asked.
"As long as I can invite Seamus." Alexis smirked at her scowling little sister.
"Gins," Valerie began.
"Val?"
"I think I shall join you today in your quest for a painted wall." Valerie smiled at Alexis and walked off to where Seamus was sitting.
"She's going to get you someday, Lexi." Ginny smirked.
"Only in so many years, Gins." Alexis replied. "Only in so many years."
Ginny climbed down the ladder and examined her work. She had finished her part of the sky and forest top and was working on hills, brush, and a moon. She scratched her head pulled her auburn locks out of her ponytail. As she removed her gloves, a light flashed before her and an owl flew up and dropped a letter in her lap. She looked at it curiously and noticed that no one else had realized an owl had flown in.
She opened the envelope and found a letter reading,
Ginny, I'm so sorry I haven't been in touch with you lately. I really tried, but I was detained and all with the matters of family business. I heard about Malfoy and I'm sorry about your mum. I hope all else is well and I wanted to tell you that I will be arriving to seek out your company in private. Don't tell anyone else about this, I want my arrival to be a secret. Meet me outside the Leaky Cauldron the day after tomorrow at eight p.m. I promise I'll be there no later than eight-o-five.
Stay well, Sirius*~*
Ginny gasped at the letter and hid it in her overall's pocket. She looked around and ran to her room to make sure she could handle her excitement. Sirius had always been a close friend to her, although everyone thought he was a better friend with Harry. It proved to be false when in her fourth year; he found her crying outside and befriended her while in his Animagi. She could remember him stalking up to her and changing into his regular form. His voice was gentle and calm and he was friendly and kind. After that he had always kept in touch, and soon he became her Hogwarts father. He never really came to visit Harry much, only Ginny.
"I wonder what I'll do." She whispered.
The next day went by in a flash and so did the following morning and afternoon. Soon it was time for Ginny to go and meet Sirius and find out why he had contacted her after so long. She filed out of the Astronomy class crowd and made her way to the dormitory. She threw her stuff on her bed and found her black leather jacket sitting in the back of her closet on a hanger.
"Poor neglected little thing needs to go for a ride." Ginny remembered when she had accepted that ride from a Ravenclaw on his motorcycle; it had made Ron really angry to the point where it looked like he might have had an internal hemorrhage.
She threw on her leather jacket and slipped on some combat boot sand tucked them under the cuffs of her jeans. She then closed up the jacket over her short sleeved white shirt and decided to borrow a helping hand, or broom.
"Draco!" Ginny yelled as she knocked on the Common Room entrance. "Draco it's me, Ginny! Open up! I need your help!"
"Hello there, precious." He smiled as he opened the door.
"Can you give me a ride to the Three Broomsticks?" She asked as she put her hands on her hips and cocked her head a little.
"Why? You don't work on Thursdays." Draco looked confused at the request.
"Please?" Ginny asked, as her eyes got wider.
"Alright, alright. Hold your broomsticks; let me go get one of mine." He smiled as she raised one of her eyebrows in annoyance.
"Ready?" He asked as he walked out with his Firebolt.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Ginny smiled as they both walked outside. "And I just hop on like this," Ginny said as she mounted the broom behind Draco.
"And you have to hold on real tight." Draco smiled as she hugged him and held on to his chest. As they took flight an excited feeling soared throughout Ginny's body. The night sky was clear and dark as the small white stars glowed in happiness against the veil of black. It id not take them long to touch down in front of the Three Broomsticks.
"Are you going to need a ride back?" Draco asked as Ginny jumped off the levitating broom.
"Probably not." Ginny smiled as Draco took off with a wave. She turned around and made her way from the Three Broomsticks (she chose that place so Draco wouldn't get suspicious) to the Leaky Cauldron.
As she stood outside, a gust of wind blew by and blew her hair in her face. As she turned trying to push it behind her ears, she saw a black figure against the fence of the alleyway. It began to walk towards her and once it was in the light, Ginny was staring into the face of Sirius Black.
"Hey, Ginny." He smiled. His eyes were as gentle as they had always been; only more tired looking.
"Hi, Sirius." She said. She smiled as they hugged and began to walk the streets of Hogsmeade.
"So what have you been doing, my social butterfly?" Sirius asked as a group of kids ran by them in the opposite direction, screaming something about a new brand of brooms. (Interesting conversation, huh?)
"Oh, nothing really." Ginny replied.
"Oh, Ginny, don't exaggerate like that." Sirius drawled sarcastically as he wrapped his arm around her neck.
"Well, what did you expect me to say?" Ginny asked with a smile.
"Well," Then he changed his tone to a very feminine one. "Let me see, um, I started dating Draco Malfoy," (Let's be glad he's imitating Ginny.) "Ooo, and I got into detention, I scared everyone with my rambunctious behavior and I painted the wall for the ball." He ended with his hand slightly bent in the air as if he were (a richer and prettier) Pansy Parkinson.
"If you knew all that why'd you ask me?" Ginny asked as she nudged him in the ribs and smiled at him as he smiled back.
"To make sure I didn't miss anything too important." Sirius replied as turned up the collar of his coat. "You sure your not cold?" He added as he rubbed his arms.
"Positive, I didn't keep this jacket for nothing." Ginny responded as she patted the jacket as if to tell it 'nice job'.
"What about for kicks?" Sirius smiled as she raised her shoulders in consideration.
"Maybe. What about memories? Or even to scare everyone again." Ginny smiled as Sirius made a fake serious face. (Hey look! I made a corny joke!)
"Have you ever met my friend Alexis?" Ginny asked as she looked up at his figure.
"No, I've heard of her though." Sirius looked down at Ginny.
"She's kind of like you. Imperfect life. Her mom's dead. And her dad, well, her dad isn't the best." Ginny sighed as they took a seat on a bench outside of a sweets shop.